Isosorbide Mononitrate Pharmacology Podcast

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory condition that nurses encounter frequently in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Effective pharmacologic management plays a major role in controlling symptoms, preventing exacerbations, and improvin ...  Show more

In this episode, we are going to take a closer look at Vancomycin, one of the most widely used antibiotics in the hospital setting and a medication that pharmacists frequently monitor. Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic primarily used to treat serious gram-positive infection ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD

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Welcome all to IS PHARMACOLOGY DIFFICULT Podcast! I am Dr Radhika Vijay.A quick, celebrated poetic August weather update will break the ice today!!In this episode, I will be discussing Atropine poisoning, its diagnosis and cure. But before that I will quickly cover points related ...  Show more

Recognize common presentations of anaphylaxis and stop under-treating this deadly allergic reaction with tips from Dr. Olajumoke Fadugba, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania! We review the basic pathophysiology and the standard criteria for diagnosing anap ...  Show more

Contributor: Travis Barlock MD

Educational Pearls:

Three categories of pressors: inopressors, pure vasoconstrictors, and inodilators